Financial Assistance – Camps, Sports, Excursions Fund (CSEF)

The CSEF offered by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families by reducing the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities included in the Loyola fees, has been increased to $256 annually. Eligible families that did not apply for the CSEF in 2024 may also be entitled to the 2025 School Savings Bonus of $400.

Families that hold a valid means-tested concession card such as a Health Care Card or Pension Card, temporary foster parents as well as asylum seeker and refugee families are welcome to apply.

If you applied for the CSEF in 2024, you do not need to complete an application form in 2025 unless there has been a change in your family circumstances such as:

• new student enrolments; this is your child’s first year at Loyola College and you hold a valid means-tested concession card.
• changed family circumstances; such as a change of custody, change of name, concession card number, or new sibling commencing at Loyola College in 2025.

Please click here to access the CSEF application form or contact the school office to obtain a copy. For queries regarding eligibility, please call 9433 0292.

Free Student Broadband Offer Extended

The Australian Government recently announced an additional $4.9 million in funding to NBNCo to extend the School Student Broadband Initiative (SSBI) to 30 June 2028 to ease cost-of-living pressures and narrow the digital divide for unconnected families with school-age children.

The extension will allow the free service to continue for new and existing families, with up to 30,000 places available in the program.

To apply, families and carers are encouraged to contact the National Referral Centre run by Anglicare Victoria on 1800 954 610 (10.00 am – 6.00 pm Monday to Friday) or visit www.anglicarevic.org.au/student-internet.

CDFPay

We would like to inform you that our canteen payment system, CDFPay, has recently transitioned to Flexischools. This platform allows you to set up an account for online ordering and enables students to pay for canteen items using their student card.

If you have not yet registered for CDFPay, please follow the instructions outlined below. It is important to include your child’s student ID number, which can be found on their student card.

To support the rollout of CDFPay, we are offering a free sausage in bread on Tuesday, 18 March 2025. To access this promotion, simply place an online order via the CDFPay Flexischools application.

For any questions or assistance, please email CDFPay@loyola.vic.edu.au.